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B cells that are actively fighting against exogenous antigens are known as

plasma cells

The most abundant type of immunogloblin present at the beginning of an infection is

IgM

The most prevalent type of antibody in the blood is

IgG

We are born with specific immunity

True

Antigens are

Specific molecules that the body recognizes as foreign

The humoral immune response is attributed to the action of

B lymphocytes

What is not normal flora of th URT

Streptococcus pyogenes

The childhood disease that can cause pregnant women to miscarry or fot the baby to have serious birth defects is

Rubella

The typical signs and symptoms of the flu are a relsut of

THe body immne response

Which of the following can cause viral pneumonia in infants, but only a milf respiratory diease in adults and does not induce natural immuni

RSV

Which of the following is considered to be diagnostic for AIDS

Pneumocystis jiroveci

What organism is frequently implicated in rheumatic fever, endocartitits, scarlet fever, and glumerulonephritis due to untreated infection

Streptococcus Pyogenes

Not normal flora in the colon

Campylobacter

The predominant cause of infant diarrhea is

rotavirus

The most common cause of travelers diarrhea

E. Coli

What is frequently contracted by drinking unfiltered water from mountail streams

Giardia

Whats the most common cause of non veneral vaginitis

Gardenella

Gonorrhea is caused by

Neisseria sp.

Chancroid is a soft chancre caused by

Hemophilus ducreyi

The most common sexually transmitted bacterium in the US

Chlamydia

Gonorrhea in women is ALWAYS asymptomatic

false